Trade Team PEI and the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce are hosting a Market Information Session on November 3rd to highlight their upcoming mission to the Caribbean Region. This session will include Neil Clegg, Senior Trade Commissioner to Barbados, Canadian High Commission Office, and Andy Armstrong, President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce.
“Our government is committed to investing in initiatives that help small and medium-sized businesses,” said the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of National Revenue, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway. “We support programs which help these businesses get the knowledge, skills and relationships needed in order to successfully compete in the international marketplace.”
The Market Information Session will be held in the Elfin/Pekeha Room at the Delta Prince Edward Hotel beginning at 8:00 am. It is a chance for Island businesses to learn more about the opportunities available to them during the upcoming Trade Mission to the Caribbean Region, running from April 10 to 16, 2011.
”Exports are a vital part of Prince Edward Island’s economy and the Caribbean nations are important trade partners,” said the Honourable Allan Campbell, Minister of innovation and Advanced Learning. “We’re pleased to offer this chance for Island businesses to learn more about the Caribbean market.”
Trade Team PEI, led by ACOA and Innovation PEI, plays a key role in planning activities and delivering programs that are designed to help small-and medium-sized Island businesses effectively compete as exporters.
“The Chamber is committed to providing opportunities for our members to grow their businesses,” commented Berni Wood, President of the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce. “Through this partnership with Trade Team PEI, our members have access to the information and contacts they need to determine if exporting is right for their business and if the Caribbean region is a fit.”
Trade Team PEI is a partnership network of federal and provincial government agencies and departments committed to helping PEI-based trade and export-focussed businesses succeed in their pursuit of new global development opportunities.
To register for the Market Information Session, please contact Nancy McGregor at ACOA PEI & Tourism, nancy.mcgregor@acoa.apeca.gc.ca or (902)566-7485.
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Trade Team PEI, led by ACOA and Innovation PEI, in partnership with the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce are hosting a Market Information Session on November 3rd to provide details on the April 2011trade mission to the Caribbean Region.
Neil Clegg, Canada’s Senior Trade Commissioner to Barbados, and Andy Armstrong, President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce will be speaking at the event.
For more information please contact Nancy McGregor at ACOA PEI & Tourism at (902)566-7485.
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INFORMATION:
Katie MacNevin
ACOA PEI & Tourism
902-626-2878
Ron Ryder
PEI Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning
902-620-3774
Kathy Hambly
Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce
902-892-7899
